The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-26
CHOLERA ON THE BRITANNIA.
THE HEALTH OFFICER PROVES IT B1
CULJIV.zIING THE GERMa
It was Lucky She was Detained-The Ale
sia's Passenaers. However. viii he Die.
charged frsm Quarantine IN n Day Q 1--WE,

It was Lucky She was etained-Ths Ale
sia's Passengers. However, viii he Die
charged frsm Quarantine IN n Day erTwe.
The Quarantine officials have been justified
In their caution In OBTAINING the steamer BRIT.
ANNA by tho development OF cholera amona
her passengers. She is OF the same line as the
Alesia among whose 600 passengers more than
twenty cases OF cholera and ten or twelve
deaths have occurred. Tho disease on the
Alesia developed during tho voyage, and she
was plague ship whom she reached Quar-.
antine. Her passengers are still held
on Hoffman Island, though she has
discharged her cargo and has again gone to
seq. The dlsinfecton and cleansing OF q ship
can be accomplished In shorter time than .
crowd OF 600 passengers can be declared safe
from the danger Of developing and spreading
the disease. As fast as cases declared them
selves among the people. the stricken patients
were removed to the hospital on Swinburno
Island for treatment and observation. and for
each new case the period OF detention OF the
quarantined hundreds had to be extended. No
case has developed on Hoffman Island among
the Alesas passengers since Oct z. and OF
those who have been taken to Swinburne
Island from among them. all that did not
speedily die are now entirely recovered. They
will be returned to Hoffman Island to-day.
Then final and thorough fumigation OF the
passengers and baggage will be made and thoy
will soon be released from Quarantine
snd tbrp IL q
jected to q heat of more than 300 degrees. was
setup Yesterday for this work. The operations
lease of the immigrants may be expected.
Health Officer Smith is prepering list OF the
tination Of each. SO that track Of them m may be
Ths Britannia: which arrived 9n Set: 10. had
there is cholera. and from which the afioted
Alesia,s peoples came came. she had no sickness
at her being held, But DR.. Smith was obdnr-
@ He aid not IKE the e srs %tb ths
ship doctors diagnosis Of the cases. The pas
sengers were not removed to Hoffman Island.
bay. and they were Guaranteed on board. 4
child named dioeomq was taken siGk., and r.
o TSssS M
Of cholera. But, to be sure. he, decided upon
the culture Of the dejects, and yesterdaI hs
case Of genuine Asistio Cholera. In the mean.
tine tine, Luigi GeHfonaro man Of 80 years, vas
Yesterday his death was reported. DR.. Smith
ssid # wa, was a case Of cholera: dsris Rose
was remsyed to the hospital on swinburns
Island. The course OF treatment to which the
on the Britannia. Alter a thorough cleansing
with water and disinfectants wash with . so-
luton OF corrosive sublimate follows. The bed
ding and blankets removed from one compart-
ment during this operation are at the same
time doubly fumigated In another. Sulphur
fumes are used first and then the compartment
Is closed and steam turned into 1t until Q self:
registering thermometer Shove q sustained
temperature for some time OF 212o or more.
DR.. Smith said last evening that the Medical
Society's arraignment OF the Quarantine on
cials at Its meeting on Monday night was not
just. The faults complained OF we're the re-
suit OF the striking out OF the supply bill last
year Of the appropriation for the care OF the
islands. In spite of this, however the record
OF the dealings with the plague when It did
come, was good. He said that danger 20 the
the disease through the poft did not exist; He
also said that the complaints OF Staten Island:
ers about the burial Of the Quarantines dead
near SeQuine's Point were unfounded The
burial ground Is In a swamp far away from
Health Commissioner Bayles said that his
department was prepared to deal with any
contingency that was likely to arise. Should
there not be accommodations at Quarantine
for all the detained passengers OF the Alesia.
now that their number has been added to BY
those on the Britannia, shelter will be pro-
vided for them on North Brother island. While
every aid will be given to Port Officer Smith to
enable him to- keep cholera out Of the city.
President Bayles Is not apprehensive OF any
danger from cholera this autumn.